KEF Q Series speakers: to hear them, join the Q!

KEF has launched the latest generation of its conventional speakers and it's sure to be in demand.

As always, at the heart of the speakers is a Uni-Q drive array - where the tweeter is mounted at the centre of the low/mid-range driver - but both tweeter and woofer have been improved. The drive units aren't fussy with positioning - sound is widely dispersed.

The cabinets are larger than most similarly priced speakers, aiding bass reproduction. They're available in English Cherry, Black Oak and European Walnut finishes. Bi-wire links are internal so making a speaker ready for two runs of cable is simply a case of rotating a dial.

The 'baby' of the new KEF Q Series is the Q100 - a £380 stand-mount speaker. A larger stand-mount model is the £450 Q300. Floorstanding options start with the £700 Q500.

The range is rounded off by some home cinema speakers - centre speaker options, the Q400b active subwoofer and the Q800ds dipole speakers.

The new KEF Q Series has already received 5-star reviews. To hear them at Hi-Fi Stereo, please form an orderly Q!